Hernial truss



NOV. 10,v 1953 G, AJDUKOWCH 2,658,509

HERNIAI.. TRUSS Filed June 2, 1950 INVENTOR:

GEORGE AJDUKovlcl-i 7 BY @MW/M ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 10, 1953 UNITED STATES RTENT OFFICE HERNIAL TRUSS GeorgeAjdukovich, St. Louis, Mo.

Application June 2, 1950, Serial No. 165,775

2 Claims. (Cl. 128-101) This invention pertains to a truss such as isused for the treatment of hernia or rupture.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an improved trussstructure which will tend to keep a pair of truss pads in place in theiroriginal adjustment to the body of the wearer.

Another object is to provide such ya device which is so formed as toapply retaining pressure through a pair of pads erected as nearly aspossible in opposition to the direction in which the hernia undertreatment tends to move out.

Another object is to provide a truss structure in which a pair of trusspads is mounted so that each of the pads conforms to the body of thewearer in spite of the wearers movements.

Another object is to provide a truss structure which will be cheap tomanufacture and rugged and durable in service.

Other objects will appear to those skilled in the art in the light ofthe following description and the accompanying drawing.

In accordance with an illustrative embodiment of this invention, latruss is provided having an elastic belt on which is mounted a pair oftruss pads. truss pads is a relatively inelastic but exible strip whichallows limited movement of the truss pads with respect to one another,but which fixes the relative positions along the belt of the two pads.When `appropriate mounting means for the pads, such as screws, areemployed, the pads may easily be adjusted along the belt relative to oneanother. The flexible inelastic strip may be mounted by the same meansby which the truss pads are mounted on the belt. The mounting means forone of the pads may be used to secure `a buckle member.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of this invention inuse.

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of one embodiment of thisinvention.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the embodiment of this invention shown inFigure 2.

Figure 4 is a view in rear elevation of the de- .f

vice shown in Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a device not in use.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 6 5 of Figure 5.

Figure '7 is a perspective view showing the concave side of a truss padfor use with this invention.

Referring now to the illustrative embodiment of this invention shown inthe drawings, and

Lying along the elastic belt beneath the c particularly to Figure 5, thecomplete truss l comprises an elastic belt 2, a pair of truss pads 3 and4 and a flexible but relatively inelastic connecting member 5. A bucklemember 6 is attached by mounting means l, which in the embodiment shownin Figure 5 are screws, taking into supporting columns 8 projecting fromthe concave side 9 of the truss pad 4. Truss pad 3 is also provided withsupporting columns 8 and mounting means l. Attached to the end ofelastic .belt 2 opposite the end l2 of belt 2 to which the buckle memberii is attached, is a complemental buckle member it provided with teethIl for adjusting the effective length of belt 2.

Connecting member 5 may be made of a limp material such as cloth,leather, inelastic plastic or the like. Elastic belt 2 may be made withinserts of rubber or in `any other suitable fashion to allow it tostretch along its length.

Flexible connecting member 5 may be unsecured to elastic belt 2 exceptby mounting means l. In that case, when mounting means 'i are removable,the entire assemblyof pads and connecting means may easily be adjustedwith respect to the belt. Flexible connecting member E may be Stitchedat either end to belt 2 in which event, when releasable mounting meansare employed, the pads are still adjustable with respect to one another.If, on the other hand, rivets or other permanent mounting means areemployed, the pads are adjustable neither with respect to one anothernor with the belt.

In assembling this device, elastic belt 2 may be laid at and connectingmember 5 laid thereon. Truss pads 3 and Il are then positioned alongconnecting member 5, and mounting means 'i are inserted through elasticbelt 2 and connecting member 5 and into supporting columns 8. If it isdesired to incorporate a buckle member 5 into this assembly, that memberis positioned before mounting means l are inserted to mount pad 4, andmounting means 1 are inserted through suitable holes in buckle members 6when truss pad 4 is mounted. The assembly shown in Figures 2 through 6has the advantage that not only is buckle member 6 attached in a singleoperation with the attachment oi truss pad l but the legs of bucklemember provide reinforcing for mounting means 'l at that point, whileconnecting member 5 serves to reinforce mounting means 'i from thestrain of securing buckle member 6. Furthermore, the buckle so locatedis in a convenient position.

While in describing the assembly of this device the belt was describedas being laid flat and the 3 connecting member laid thereon, it Will beseen from the drawings, and particularly Figure 3, that the effectivelength of connecting member may be made shorter than the span of thebelt 2 between the truss pads. In so asssembling the device, theconnecting member 5 may be held straight while the elastic belt is bowedoutward- 1y. When the length of connecting member 5 betwee'hfthe tr'ss fpads is less than the :span-of the elastic tbelt 2, elastic belt"iL-having ii greater radius than connecting member 5 Will draw inagainst the connecting member 5 when in use. This means that when such ashortened connecting member is used, the pads will tend toassi'ih'e anangle depending on the relative-lengths bfthe ai sections of connectingmember and elastic beltl between the mounting means. ATlius "'a feitliodof adjusting the angle between the faces when the belt is in useis'provided.

-A truss is thus provided in which the truss pads jare heldagainstlongitudinal"moverritfwithspiiioiie. esami@einem'Soiheieiis V:rerriainpositioned at the properlpoints, bit are allowed@ 'repre n'vaifdly *Waldih', v"lii'f'ffli' 'eid outwardlyaway from the body, relative to`o`neable, both as uto vl`the angler at which "the 'pads' are to-act and asto therlative `p'csiti'cms 'of 4vthepads longitudinally of the belt.

Numerous variations, such as in the number and position of supportingcolumns, in the shape of the pads, in the construction of bucklemembers, and in the materials used, within the scope of the specicationand appended claims will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed and desired to besecured by Letters Pat- "enti's:

lli. Aill "comprising sn elastic biqfa pair of truss pads mounted alongsaid belt, and a flexible but inelastic member connecting said pads infixed spaced relationship along said belt, said 'icting member beingpositioned between the aiditrusspds and the said elastic belt and hav-

